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WE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS GETTING USED TO THE NEW SCHEDULE AND STARTING OUR NEW CLASSES. SPEAKING ABOUT CLASSES, I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST FACULTY MEMBER, BROOKE! SHE MADE AN AMAZING FIRST IMPRESSION AND IS A PERFECT ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT WHAT SEMESTER…...

DATE: 12 FEBRUARY 2022 TIME: 0800 TEMP: 24° LATITUDE: 23° 48.4′ N LONGITUDE: 68° 22.2′ W WIND FORCE: 5 SEA STATE: 5 SAILING STATUS: 11 SAILS AT 9 KNOTS DISTANCE TO DESTINATION: 549 NM DISTANCE IN LAST 24-HOURS: 178 NM TOTAL DISTANCE: 9,175 NM LOG KEEPER: SAMSON BARBARA...

WE HAVE FINALLY LEFT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ARE ON OUR WAY TO HAMILTON. CROSSING THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE, WE WERE GRACED WITH THE SIGHTINGS OF MANY WHALES! THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS ALSO THE MOST WESTERLY POINT WE HAVE SAILED TOO, SO THE SUNSET WAS AMAZING. NOW, JUST PASSING OVER…...

Good morning! This morning watch 6 watched the sunrise from the rigging and in the process managed to see a whale breech in the distance. Today is a good day!   LOG KEEPER: Connor Teskey DATE: 2 February 2022 TIME: 0800 HRS (UTS 00:00-4) SEA STATE: 4 WINDFORCE: 5 WEATHER:…...

Ein kurzer bisheriger Reisebericht!   Die Anreise am 18.01.2022 gestaltete sich, aufgrund der rechtzeitigen Anreise, sehr entspannt. Die Atmosphäre mit den Class Afloat Trainees ist eine andere, da wir uns erst an die Bordsprache und die aktuellen Gepflogenheiten der Trainees gewöhnen müssen. Die internationalen Students haben leider kaum Kontakt zu…...

The cooks have begun cooking lessons and last night Jo and Annika cooked up some delicious poutine (German style). Others that signed up will begin working through the rotation.   The „30 Day Challenge“ has also begun. Several faculty crew and students have set  individual fitness goals and are meeting…...

Good morning! Sasha and Sophie here reporting directly from the Carribean Sea. Yesterday we celebrated our crew with deck showers and lots of whipped cream to accompany our crew during snack time. This morning our bosun Vera led us through a sunrise yoga session. We barely made it through but…...

Good morning! Yesterday in Sociology of Community we we started to examine out service learning project in Dominican Republic  taking on a critical examination of volunteering. Last night on watch some of us were lucky enough to witness a pod of dolphins dancing in bioluminescense and this morning we’re enjoying pigs in a…...

Good morning everyone! Hi Naomi, Hi Mom!! LOG KEEPER: David Caissey DATE: 29 JANUARY 2022 TIME: 0800 HRS (UTS 00:00-4) SEA STATE: 2 WINDFORCE: 3-4 East WEATHER: 25°C cloudy LATITUDE: 17 degree 8 minutes North LONGITUDE: 61 degrees 12 minutes West DISTANCE IN LAST 24-HOURS: 111 nautical miles AVERAGE SPEED…...

Good morning everyone! Today is another warm day on the water! Our longer day watches have been an opportunity for more sail training. Yesterday during 1600- 2000 watch we reviewed the sail plan and the function of each sail. We also enjoyed a beautiful sunset out on the bowsprit which…...